Rita Carson Guest, FASID

Company: Carson Guest, Inc.
1776 Peachtree St NW
Ste 120
Atlanta, GA 30309-2306 map
Phone: (404) 873-3663 ext. 103
Email: ritaguest@carsonguest.com
Website: www.carsonguest.com

Designer Profile

Rita is Director of Design at Carson Guest, Inc., an award winning design firm specializing in law office design, corporate design and residential design. Rita is a recognized leader in the design profession and as a past National President of ASID. She is Georgia’s first registered interior designer and is the first interior designer appointed to serve on the Georgia State Board of Architects and Interior Designers where she served for 10 years. Rita is committed to design excellence and believes that good design positively changes people’s lives. She received the 2009 Contract SE Design of the Year award from The Atlanta Decorative Arts Center for Design Excellence. Her projects have won national and state awards from the American Society of Interior Designers and other organizations.

Services Offered

CARSON GUEST is a full service interior design firm offering the following services:
· Evaluation and Space Analysis
· Programming
· Space Planning
· Interior Design
· Furniture Inventory and Evaluation
· Artwork Selection
· Purchasing
· Cost Estimating
· Construction Administration
· Move Coordination

Awards & Publications

2009 Contract Southeast Designer of the Year, ADAC
2009 Gold Award for Commercial Space over 10,000 SF, GA ASID
2009 Silver Award for Commercial Space over 10,000 SF, GA ASID
2008 Gold Award for Commercial space under 10,000 SF, GA ASID
2007 Gold Award for Commercial space over 10,000 SF, GA ASID
2007 Silver Award for Historical Preservation, GA ASID
2007 Bronze Award for Singular Commercial Space, GA ASID
2007 Bronze Award for Product Design, GA ASID
2006 Southeast Commercial Designer of the Year/The Atlanta Decorative Arts Center
2006 Speaker at Neocon East at Student Day
2006 Gold Award for Commercial space over 10,000 SF, GA ASID
2006 Gold Award for Singular Corporate Space, GA ASID
2005 Gold Award for Institutional Design, Mock Courtroom, GA ASID
2005 Bronze Award for Residential, GA ASID
2004 Gold Award for Residential Singular Space, GA ASID
2004 Silver Award for Commercial space over 10,000 SF, GA ASID
2004 Bronze Award for Residential space under 3500 SF, GA ASID
2004 Silver Award for Product design, GA ASID
2004 Bronze Award for Product design, GA ASID
2003 Gold Award for Commercial Space over 10,000 SF, GA ASID
2002 Award of Appreciation from NFPA International
2002 Certificate of Appreciation from GA Governor
2002 Gold Award for Institutional Design Childcare Center, GA ASID
2001 Bronze Award for Commercial Projects over 10,000, GA ASID
2000 Silver Design Award for Commercial Projects 10,000+,GA ASID
1998-2000 Future Thinking Certificate from The Center for Authentic Leadership
1997 Leadership Intensive Certificate from the Center for Authentic Leadership
1997 Beta Tester for NCARB for the National Architectural Registration Exam
1996 Art Institutes International, Research and Study on the Future of Interior Design Education
1996 Elected a Fellow of The American Society of Interior Designers
1995 Certificate of Appreciation of Service from NCIDQ
1995 ASID-Georgia Chapter Project Design Award 1st Place, Health-care Design for: EMORY Vision Correction Center
1992-1997 Appointed as the first interior design member of the Georgia Board of Architects by Governor Zell Miller
1993 ASID-National Project Design Award 1st Place, Institutional Design for: The American Museum of Papermaking
1992 ASID-Georgia Chapter Designer of Year Award
1992 ASID-Georgia Chapter Commercial Project Design Awards 1st & 2nd Places
1992 ASID-Georgia Chapter Residential Project Design Award
1992 ASID-Georgia Chapter Lucille Morgan Award
1992 ASID-Georgia Chapter Special Recognition Award to John & Rita Guest
1992 International Furnishing & Design Association Judge for Student Design Comp. 1992 ASID Student Competition Judge
1992 Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Finalist Crystal Peach Award for Small Business Person of the Year
1992 ASID-National Project Design Award 1st Place Showhouse Design for: Fund Raiser, Atlanta Task Force
for the Homeless
1991 Gwinnett Home Show & Interior Design Expo –
First Place – Best Room Design
First Place – Best Show Exhibit
First Place – Best Use of Color
First Place – Best Use of Accessories
First Place – Best Natural Floral Design
1991 Crane Papers Certificate of Distinction for Outstanding Process & Design for: The Fuqua Companies Corporate Identity Program
1991 ASID-Georgia Chapter Presidential Citation
1990 ASID-Georgia Chapter Commercial Project Design Award 1st Place
1989 Professional Office Design Magazine National Law Library Design Award – 1st Place for: Alston & Bird, Atlanta
1989 ASID-Georgia Chapter Commercial Project Design Award 1st Place
1987 ASID-Georgia Chapter Commercial Project Design Award 1st Place
1987 ASID-Georgia Chapter Residential Project Design Award
1984 ASID-Georgia Chapter Presidential Citation

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